Space Probe

angusgr — Sat, 21/05/2011 - 1:51pm

Need to tell people when the Hackerspace is open for hacking? Use the Space Probe! It tweets & emails to let people know when the space opens and closes.

Before we had the Space Probe, people would write to the mailing list - but it’s easy to forget to email, especially if you came in to work on non-computer-centric projects or if you need to leave in a hurry.

Here is a video about using the Space Probe:

Technical Summary

The Space Probe is made out of a laboratory power supply that I spotted in a dumpster and looks like this: